Aproned absorbent bath mat



Dec. 20, 1938. E. M. FISCHER APRONED ABSORBENT BATH MAT Filed Nov. 20,1937 INVENTQR [manue/ M. Fischer ATTQRNEY Patented Dec. 20, 1938 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

The invention relates to an aproned absorbent bath mat.

When bathing, particularly with children, water is splashed from thebath tub onto the bath room floor. This not only makes a messy conditionto clean up but on a tile floor a person is apt to slip and have aserious accident. If a person desires tostep out of the bath tub afterbathing to dry oneself the water will naturally drip from the body overthe sides of the tub and will be troublesome to clean up. The principalobject of the present invention is to provide a means whereby the floorof the bath room will always be kept clear of water either fromsplashing in the bath tub or from a person stepping out of the bath.

The invention will be fully described in the following specification andillustrated in the drawing forming a part thereof. Referring to saiddrawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the aproned absorbent bath mat inposition; and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a slightly modified form of the invention.

The reference numeral 5 designates that part of the bath mat which restson the floor. This part is made of absorbent sponge rubber or a materialhaving similar qualities.

As illustrated in Fig. 1 an apron 6 of compara- 30 tively thin rubber orother waterproof material is secured by snap fasteners 'l to theabsorbent mat. Obviously numerous other means than snap fasteners mightbe utilized to secure the apron to the mat or the apron may bevulcanized 35 or cemented to the mat as in Fig. 2.

The apron 6 as shown in Fig. 1 is draped over one side of the bath tuband suction cup fasteners diagrammatically illustrated at 8 may beutilized to grip the free edge of the apron to the inside 40 of the tub.However, these fasteners may be omitted as the overhanging part of theapron will cling sufficiently to the tub to hold it in place or theoverhanging part, if desired, may be preformed or reinforced. Also 8might indicate Weights embedded in the end of the apron to 5 maintain itin position.

From the foregoing it is thought to be clear that any splash occurringwhile a person is bathing the water will run down the apron and beabsorbed by the mat, or also when a person desires 10 to dry themselvesafter bathing all excess water from dripping will be absorbed. When notin use the mat and its apron may be rolled up into a compact bundle andstored in any convenient place.

I claim:

1. An article of the kind described, comprising a mat made of moistureabsorbent material adapted to rest on the floor adjacent the side of abath tub and an apron made of compara- 20 tively thin waterprooofmaterial secured to said absorbent mat and adapted to extend upwardlyfrom said mat along the outer side of the bath tub and over the top ofthe bath tub.

2. An article of the kind described, comprising 25 a mat made ofabsorbent sponge rubber adapted to rest on the floor adjacent the sideof a bath mat and an apron made of comparatively thin rubber secured tosaid mat and adapted to extend upwardly from said mat along the outerside of the bath tub and over the top of the bath tub.

3. An article of the kind described, comprising a mat made of absorbentsponge rubber adapted to rest on the floor adjacent the side of a bathmat, an apron made of comparatively thin rubber secured to said mat andadapted to extend upwardly from said mat along the outer side of thebath tub and over the top of the bath tub, and means for holding saidapron in position.

EMANUEL M. FISCHER.

